Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-10-12
A CONFIDENCH OPERAT0R
How He Worked WoGdlandite-He Is a
Good Entertainer

How He Worked q WoGdlandite-He Is n
Good Entertainer.
On the last day of the State Fair Young
man put IN an appearance at the Y. NJ. C.
A. rooms and inquired for the Secretary
He was prepossessing in appearance, said
he desired employment and was SO frank
in his statements that he was regarded as
being entirely truthful. He said his name
was W. F. Hutchins, he was an English
man, his birth place London and that he
was 80 years of age. He had travelled over
the Continent considerably. was for two
years employed IN a banking house at
Cologne, and had rich relatives. To prove
his statements he exhibited correspond
ence, and photographs of mother and sister.
Coming down to business, he said he had
been induced to gamble at downtown
hotel and had lost all his money. He was
in strange land, and had mary a
MCKEE He did not desire to beg. but
wanted to be assisted to employment of
some kind so that he could tide over until
he could get
REMITTANCE FROM HOME"
he was recommended to furniture-dealer
who gave him employment until the next
Monday. On that day E. C. Gilbert. of
Woodland, was in the city, and learning
about the young man, offered him EMPLOY
medt. He went to Woodland with Mr..
Gilbert and worked faithfully for the latter
Tor two weeks. He was sober, industrious,
and, being quite intelligent, won the conf
hdence OF his employer. On Saturday the
long looked-for remittance arrived, in the
shape of a check ON a Detroit bank for
$3.50, signed by J. B. Williams He showed
the check and the accompanying letter to
his employer and asked him to identify
him at the bank SO that he could get his
check cashed. Mr.. Gilbert readily assented.
and the two proceeded to bank and when
the check was passed over the counter to
the cashier the latter asked Mr.. Gilbert TO
lndorse it, which he did. The young man
took his coin, went out and paid some lit
tie bills he had contracted, paid Mr.. Gilbert
50 he had borrowed and bidding his newly
made acquaintance farewell started for
Sacramento.
The next day Mr.. Gilbert began to think
that there might be
SOMETHING WRONG ABOUT THE CHECK,
And went to the bank and had the Cashier
telegraph to Detroit regarding it. The an
swer soon came back: We do not know
J. b. Williams; no man OF that name has |
an account with this bank" Mr.. Gilbert |
for Hutchins. He went to the police office !
and swore out warrant for his arrest, and |
placed it in the hands of officer O'Meara, |
who in less than five minutes had his man
in the lookup. When searched he PANIED |
out just So 80. He said the balance of the |
money he had blowed in " at a faro bank
in this city, but was careful not to let
the police know the location Of the
bank. Hutchins is a very "oily" specimen,
and when he arrived Saturday Immediately |
called upon those who had befriended him |
to repay them for their many kindnesses,
them that the little fayors he had |
been shown would never be forgotten. |
One party was invited by him to the |
French Restaurant, where sumptuous |
dinner was enjoyed. Hutchins displayed |
much ability as host, and acted like So
ciety swell, making his guests feel very
small in the presence of such an aristo-
cratic gentleman. He says the check was
a fraud, but he will have money from the
East in day or two, when he can square
everything. In the mean time he has been
taken to Woodland, where he will have to
answer to charge of grand larceny.